Memorial Necklace with a Photo Inside the Crystal

The difference between a memorial necklace and a memorial on a shelf is who it is for. A shelf piece is seen by every visitor; a pendant is known only to the wearer. That privacy is why most people choose one.

People searching for a remembrance necklace with a photograph usually picture a locket: a hinged case with a small print inside. This is a different object. The pendant is solid optical crystal and the photograph exists inside the material as millions of laser-made points. Nothing can fall out, and there is no printed surface to rub away.

The heart is the most-ordered shape and usually goes to a partner, a parent or a grandparent. A memorial pendant necklace in rectangle form keeps a photograph in its proportions and suits a portrait with shoulders or a family group. Pet shapes exist for animals. Each comes as a 3D engraving, or a 2D one — a single tonal layer that handles group photographs and scans of old prints.

A custom memorial necklace takes a name, two dates or a short line in the clear crystal beside the image, at no extra design cost. Chains are included, and crystal does not tarnish or react to skin, so daily wear does no harm; we suggest removing it for swimming, and that is for the chain rather than the glass.

A personalized memorial necklace is often ordered two or three at a time so that each family member has the same piece, and we lay a set out identically when you say it is a set. A memorial picture necklace is engraved only after you approve a free proof, which a designer emails within about a day. If you would rather carry the photograph than wear it, our memorial keychains take the same file.